Helmuth Spieler 2546 Carmelita Way Pinole, CA 94564 U.S.A. PhD 1974 in nuclear physics at Technical University Munich. 1975-1981 Gesellschaft fur Schwerionforschung (GSI), Darmstadt. Since 1981 at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Senior Physicist in the Physics Division. Extensive experience both as a user and designer of advanced detector systems, primarily in high energy physics. Over two decades experience in developing novel semiconductor detector systems for forefront experiments. Is internationally known for his lectures on detectors, signal processing, and...